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- - The study assessed the mental health of 1,049 Chinese individuals during the Omicron variant outbreak in March 2022, examining factors like COVID-19 exposure, vaccination status, sleep quality, and alcohol dependency's impact on mental health outcomes.
- - Results indicated that 11.5% to 32.4% of participants experienced poor mental health, with males showing higher levels of depressive and alcohol dependency symptoms, while females reported lower mental well-being.
- - Key predictors of poor sleep quality included stress, mental well-being, and fear of COVID-19, while anxiety and mental well-being were linked to alcohol dependency symptoms, highlighting ongoing mental health challenges during the pandemic.
Article Abstract
Objective: The present study aims to assess the mental health of Chinese people during the Omicron variant outbreak in March 2022. This study also explores how coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exposure history, vaccination status, sleep quality, and alcohol dependency symptoms influence mental health outcomes.
Methods: The data were collected from 1049 Chinese people through Tencent using a structured questionnaire utilizing convenience sampling technique. The online cross-sectional study included the Chinese version of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21, the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test, Fear of COVID-19 Scale, Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to assess depression, anxiety, stress, alcohol dependency, fear of COVID-19, and sleep quality, respectively. Statistical analyses included independent sample -tests and tests to assess the differences in study variables across demographic characteristics, and multiple linear regressions to assess the effect of the experience of COVID-19 infection, vaccination, and mental health variables on sleep quality and alcohol dependency.
Results: Results showed that 11.5% to 32.4% of the participants had a poor mental health symptoms. Males had significantly higher depressive symptoms ( = 12.283, df = 4, = .015) and alcohol dependency symptoms ( = 66.604, df = 3, < .001), and females had significantly lower mental well-being ( = 12.742, df = 2, = .002). Additionally, findings showed that stress ( = .250, < .001), mental well-being ( = -.166, < .001), and fear of COVID-19 ( = .061, = .029) predicted poorer sleep quality, and anxiety ( = .115, = .035) and mental well-being ( = -.097, = .002) predicted alcohol dependency symptoms.
Conclusion: Since the pandemic-induced mental health challenges persist for a prolonged period, the findings of these relationships offer guidance for mental health professionals to formulate therapeutic interventions to help people cope with psychological crises.
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